Phew. What a Scorcher!

Not every slide box contains only churches, sunsets and funny looking kids.  Sometimes...well, you can see.   A set of someone trying out amateur glamour shots.

So, today, enjoy one of the "Dude, she's probably a grey haired granny by now" collection.

Bonus - Man opens and eats some 75-year-old Army Rations. 

Phew, what a scorcher

Hottest day of the year, so far, so this seemed apposite.

A bunch of normal folks enjoying the sun, and awaiting the start of a Church Picnic.

Or awaiting the Rapture, perhaps.

Little detail I liked - right of centre : a lad with his duffel bag.  I remember having one for my swimming kit. :-)

Bonus - Hi-Viz Camo

Where In The World?

Nope.

It's Germany.


Every year, the village of Ausberg come together to redecorate teh whole village for "Hawaii Week".

It started during the austere post-war years as a one-off event, when the factory workers had a week's holiday, but insufficient funds to travel anywhere.   So, some creative use of wheat stalks and....shazam... Honolulu Germany. No, it's a major community event, bringing in tourists from miles around.

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Bonus - It was twenty years ago today

Bonus 2 - In Spanish-speaking countries, the tooth fairy is a mouse (Ratoncito Pérez). This is someone's dentist office.

And in London, the Crowds Go Wild

... at the news that the German Football Team have crashed out of the World Cup at the hands of ... umm ... South Korea.


Bonus - Best Cake Ever

Pelicans and Boat.

That's all I can say about this.

Two pelicans and one boat.


Bonus - Creative Graffiti

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The Entertainer

Estelle Gomez, lead vocalist of the Nottingham Tijuana Bible Society Band, belts out her version of the popular tune "¿Por qué orinaste en mi pollo?".

Likely to be a big hit if it's ever re-released.

Bonus - Cow copes quite well despite lacking two legs. (WTF???)

Bonus 2 - HOW DID A COCKATOO REACH 13TH CENTURY SICILY?

Show us your Puppies, Mrs Robinson

Nice to unleash them in the open air. :-)

Bonus - The story of how XXXTentacion  stole someone's music. 

Bonus 2 - Fox News vs. North Korean State TV

The Family Get-Together

Not a family that you'd want to mess with.

Bonus -

Pigeon, surprised by news that Donald Trump is President.

The title explains it all.


Well, almost.  The pigeon's name is August.

Bonus : Bunker

Bonus 2 : One of these things is not like the others.

( Would have preferred a Salisbury Steak )

Looks like someone's not thrilled with her colleagues wish to try that new restaurant.

"Would have been happier with a Breaded Salisbury Steak at Joe's Diner" is what she might be thinking.

I know which I would prefer.

Bonus - Speaking of Salisbury Steak...  Tom Waits, Eggs and Sausage

Zu Den Wasserfallen

I may have received no teaching in the German language, but I'd venture to say that I can translate that sign.


The Waterfall, To.

Pretty close, uh?

Bonus - Farewell Van Vader.

Savannah Wildlife

I have to admit that Savannah Wildlife does sound like the name of a faded porn-star / stripper...but in this case it's a slide of an African Watering hole, and the myriad of animals that congregate there.

Alas, this is not a great photo, tho.... there... just above the flock of white birds....

Is that an elephant?    Yes, I suspect it might be.

Bonus -Americans own 40 percent of world's firearms

Aerial View of ... the Golf Course

I've always like aerial photography.

It's a bit commonplace nowadays, thanks to dronage, but this hot will date from the days of pointing a camera out of a aeroplane window or door.

Bonus - Top Tip - don't park too close to buildings

Bonus 2 - Clever

Mossy Wood

Just for a change, a rather pleasant vignette from a mature mossy wood.

Bonus - McMoon: How the Earliest Images of the Moon Were so Much Better than we Realised. Geek Heaven

The Hiilwalker near Mount Doom

A striking landscape, and (artistically)some striking splashes of red. The landscape looks too bleak for the United Kingdom, but who knows?

Bonus :Ever heard of the Cleveland BalloonFest debacle?

Friday !

Finally

• Friday
• Sensible Finish Time
• Reasonable weather

No wonder I'm smiling like this dude.

Some nice details in the background, from low-brow (Toy Garfield) to high-brow ("Wyeth at Kuerners").

Bonus - Everyone enjoys a good scritch.

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos is a 1972 American black comedy exploitation crime film directed, written, produced, filmed, and edited by John Waters. The film stars the countercultural drag queen Divine as a criminal living under the name of Babs Johnson, "the filthiest person alive". While living in a trailer with Edie (Edith Massey) and Crackers (Danny Mills)—her mother and son respectively—and companion Cotton (Mary Vivian Pearce), Divine is confronted by the Marbles (David Lochary and Mink Stole), a couple of criminals envious of her reputation. The characters engage in several grotesque, bizarre and explicitly crude situations.

Pink plastic flamingos are one of the most famous lawn ornaments in the United States, along with the garden gnome.

Bonus - Top 10 Worst Superheroes

Visiting a Garden Festival

Obviously not the Chelsea Flower Show, but this venue definitely has the look of a artificial make-up.

Hmmm.

Bonus - Squirrel Ejector

Bonus 2 - Six Turning Four Burning - Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"

The Great Yucca of Halifax

A gift from the revolutionaries of Tijuana in thanks for Halifax's support during the Battle of San Junipero, the great yucca has survived over a century at one end of Halifax's Bridge Street.

Long may it continue to Yuc.

Bonus - Husky Chillin'

Bonus 2
Three friends walk into a hotel room in Soviet Russia

Summertime Blond / Blonde

Today, at work, I had explain the difference between "blond" and "blonde".

To a Blond.   Obviously.


Bonus -

Ready for the Streak thru' the Library

Having lost a wager with their High School pupils, History Teacher Mrs Huffman, and Librarian Mrs Holloway prepare for their forfeit.

Any moment now, they through off their oversize coats, and streak nude through the Reading Room of the New York Public Library. Coach Fillmore is on hand to record the event for the school magazine.  (Scene nowadays.)

Bonus - Well, that was unexpected.
Bonus 2- America :-(

A Bevy of Fashion Models

It's been a while since the last Hollings Fashion Show slides, so lets have a look at two eveningwear models from the 1988 collection.

Lovely.


Bonus  -

349 from Kristen Lauth Shaeffer on Vimeo.

I Haz Fisheez

Another late night, but only 8.00pm.

Now waiting for a Lasagne to cook, and looking for a suitable slide.


Ah yes....another Fish Fancier.


Bonus - Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano

Bonus 2 -

O Hai! I am an Moth

Another stupidly long day.

I'm ready for bed.

Bonus - Everyone has THAT friend...

The Mighty Mekong

Maybe not the Mekong River, but that was my first thought.

Frankly, just in from work, and geographical accuraccy is not high on my priorities.

Bonus -

Snow Bored

Left home for work 7:35

Returned home : 20:05

Mood - Crabby.


Bonus - 5 June 1989. Tiananmen Square protests end with iconic photo of Tank Man, and aftermath.

A Caribbean Wedding

Or more accurately,  a lull in the wedding events.

Bonus -

The Bride and Groom

I shudder to think what strange knock-out juice is in that glass. Anyone in a frilly shirt and giant bow tie should not be trusted.

Bonus - Curious

Britain May Have Talent ...

Apparently Britain's Got Talent is on ScumTV, and apparently it's as accurate a programme title as Celebrity Big Brother.

So, here's an act from the archives. I wonder if Simon Cowell has a biting phrase for The Three Rednecks.

Bonus - Brown Death: A History of Poop As a Weapon

Suburban Street Corner

There’s a squirrel sitting in an acorn tree, doing squirrel stuff when he notices an elephant approach and begin to climb the tree. He’s baffled and yells down ‘WHAT are you doing?!’

The elephant nonchalantly replies ‘I’m just coming up to eat oranges’. The squirrel snorts and shouts back ‘you IDIOT; this is an acorn tree!’

The elephant, now nearing the top and getting annoyed by the squirrel, snaps back ‘WELL I BROUGHT MY OWN FUCKING ORANGES!’




Bonus - Dolphins mesmerized by Squirrels

Bonus 2 - Contentment